This document discusses anti-sentimental comedy and the characteristics of wit, farce, laughter, irony on society, and disguise that define this genre. It uses Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer as an example to illustrate these concepts. The document is a student paper analyzing anti-sentimental elements in the play, such as Tony Lumpkin's witty nature, exaggerated situations that drive the farce, instances of laughter between characters, irony in portrayals of upper-class society, and Kate's disguise as a bar maid to learn Marlow's true character.

1. ANTI-SENTIMENTALISM IN SHE
STOOPS TO CONQUER
• Dipti Gohil
• Sem-1
• Paper- 2. Neo-Classical literature
• Roll no- 6
• Email – diptigohil55@gmail.com
• Year – 2018-2019
• Submitted – Department of English ,Maharaja
KrishnaKumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

2. WHAT IS SENTIMENTAL COMEDY ?
•Related to our emotions
•Especially to our Fallings of sorrow,pity
and compassionate sympathy
•Sometimes in comedy we find
mannerlessness vulgarity and profanity

3. WHAT IS ANTI SENTIMENTAL COMEDY ?
•It is called “Comedy of manners”
•It is reaction against sentimental comedy
•The pioneers of Anti Sentimental comedy
is Oliver Goldsmith

4. ANTI SENTIMENTAL COMEDY
CHARACTERISES
•Wit
•Farce
•Laughter
•Irony on society
•Disguise

5. WHAT IS WIT ?
•Intelligent humours the ability to say or
write things that are cleaver and usually
funny author choose words very clearly
which produce fun.

7. WIT IN SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
Tony Lumpkin tone
Wit nature

8. WHAT IS FARCE IN COMEDY ?
•Farce is comedy that
aims at entertaining
the audience
through situations
that are highly
exaggerated.

9. FARCE IN SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
•Jewels issue
•Tony Lumpkin
•Hastings
•Marlow

10. WHAT IS LAUGHTER IN COMEDY ?
•Laughter is soul of comedy and the main
function of comedy is to give laughter
which Anti-Sentimental comedy fulfills but
not sentimental comedy.

11. LAUGHTER IN SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
•Marlow and Mr.Hardcastle
First meeting

12. WHAT IS IRONY IN COMEDY ?
•It is the usage of
words to convey a
meaning that is the
opposite of its literal
meaning which helps
to create laughter.

13. IRONY IN SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
• Generally it is deals with
relations and intrigues of
men and women living in
sophisticated upper class
society.
• There is also violation of
social standards and
decorum immortality of
situation

14. WHAT IS DISGUISE IN COMEDY ?
•It is something like to modify the manner
or appearance of a person through wig,
glasses, makeup costume or other way.

15. DISGUISE IN SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
•Kate character
•She wants to know
the real character
of Marlow
•Herself as bar maid

16. CONCLUSION
•Thus, the comedy which is more like
tragedy names sentimental comedy lost its
name and weeping comedy is gone and
the true comedy which provides laughter
to audience is become famous all among
because of it’s characteristics as I
discussed.